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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. welcome pack. the crisis in syria continues to lead our news at this hour. u.n. chemical weapons inspectors are now in lebanon. the convoy arrived there early this morning hours after completing their investigation. they are findings are expected to take a couple of weeks. we cannot accept a world where innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. >> president obama suggests the u.s. must take action the syria. today he will make the argument to rep
i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every...
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he does come from texas. a very strong pro military state. so it will remain to be seen if ted cruz is there for the vote. that's an open question. the other thing is the president is boxed in by not only the calendar now but by the prospect that he won't win the vote. we are told by the white house briefers, he will take military action. there is the military side of it. we know that the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, was not in favor of this from the get-go. you have five warships prepositioned. we're spending money. you have men at the ready. on the front lines in these ships in the persian gulf. you have two carrier ships and some were due to rotate out. but they're turned back or held over. what is the rotation there? what is the rhythm of the military? what are the costs for them? and i have to say because of the optics of this, after announcing this pullback, the president and the vice president at this hour are golfing here in washington. >> yeah. >> a lot of people are going to ask questions that. >> i don't disagree.
he does come from texas. a very strong pro military state. so it will remain to be seen if ted cruz is there for the vote. that's an open question. the other thing is the president is boxed in by not only the calendar now but by the prospect that he won't win the vote. we are told by the white house briefers, he will take military action. there is the military side of it. we know that the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, was not in favor of this from the get-go. you have five...
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the texas senator is not alone in that statement. what is the white house thinking on that? and the briefing schedule and possibility of calling congress back? doesn't seem like -- >> you are right. they are thinking inside the when i talked to senior officials, they say they are con suggesting congress but they are not getting congress' approval. that's a big different frens what the president said he would do when he was a candidate in 2007-2008. let's remember the vice president joe biden, running for president, and in 2007 he was at a new hampshire campaign event where he said as senate foreign relations committee chairman at the time, then president bush moved forward with an attack on iran, try to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons and did without congressional approval, joe biden said he would personally lead impeachment charges against then president bush. we see a much different situation going on now. where they are moving forward without congressional approval. you are right. there is pressure. it is not just john cornyn who is significant. not just a rank
the texas senator is not alone in that statement. what is the white house thinking on that? and the briefing schedule and possibility of calling congress back? doesn't seem like -- >> you are right. they are thinking inside the when i talked to senior officials, they say they are con suggesting congress but they are not getting congress' approval. that's a big different frens what the president said he would do when he was a candidate in 2007-2008. let's remember the vice president joe...
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the university of texas football program made nearly $78 million last year alone. yes, college ball is good business for virtually everyone involved, except for those who actually play the game. those athletes whose blood, sweat, and tears sell all the tickets, jerseys, and television packages, athletes like johnny m manzell of texas a&m. the ncaa suspected he was paid for signing autographs. he's off the hook, slapped on the wrist for a half-game suspension, but this is just the latest chapter in a long debate about big-time college football. who's really winning when so many are making millions off everything remotely connected to the players, except the student athletes, who can't even make money off their own signature. joining me now, nicole hourback, a college sports reporter for "usa today," and our friend, roman ovin, who after playing two sports at the university of louisville, went on to a 12-year nfl career as an offensive tackle. also joel anderson, senior sports writer at buzzfeed, and david epstein, senior writer with "sports illustrated" and author o
the university of texas football program made nearly $78 million last year alone. yes, college ball is good business for virtually everyone involved, except for those who actually play the game. those athletes whose blood, sweat, and tears sell all the tickets, jerseys, and television packages, athletes like johnny m manzell of texas a&m. the ncaa suspected he was paid for signing autographs. he's off the hook, slapped on the wrist for a half-game suspension, but this is just the latest...
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we wrus got a statement from senator john cornyn, republican of texas, the number two republican in the united states senate who is now calling on the president to bring congress back into session and ask for a vote on authorization to use force before any military action is taken in syria. now, we've seen calls like this from many members of congress, over 100 democrats and republicans, but this is the highest ranking republican to do so. now, obviously, i'm not questioning his motivation, but we should always remember the context of what happens in politics. that he is somebody up for re-election. there might be lots of reasons why he's doing this, but even people who we are hear iing mor and more who fundamentally believe in the idea of holding assad accountable are now feeling more pressure to make sure that congress has a say. you saw a poll yesterday that showed a vast majority of americans want congress to have a say before military action is used and maybe this is the most prominent example. >> even the chairman of the senate armed services committee, carl levin, he issued a sta
we wrus got a statement from senator john cornyn, republican of texas, the number two republican in the united states senate who is now calling on the president to bring congress back into session and ask for a vote on authorization to use force before any military action is taken in syria. now, we've seen calls like this from many members of congress, over 100 democrats and republicans, but this is the highest ranking republican to do so. now, obviously, i'm not questioning his motivation, but...
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while texas senator ted cruz responding with this. >> i am very glad that president obama has listened to the bipartisan calls for him to go to congress and seek congressional authorization before any possible use of force in syria. that was the right thing to do. and in make that decision, it seems he agrees that there is no eminent threat requiring action before congress can consider the issues and make the decision. >> democratic house member elliott angle of new york says it is time to get the house back immediately to act. we're going to talk more about this statement from the rose garden today. the president said syria's chemical weapons against its own people has other dangerous implication. he says it's important that the u.s. act with force, this time or there will be a next time, if not in syria, then somewhere else. >> in horror as many -- the system that we built if a prohibition on the use of chemical weapons that has been agreed to by the governments of 98% of the world's people and approved overwhelmingly by the congress of the united states is not enforced. make no mist
while texas senator ted cruz responding with this. >> i am very glad that president obama has listened to the bipartisan calls for him to go to congress and seek congressional authorization before any possible use of force in syria. that was the right thing to do. and in make that decision, it seems he agrees that there is no eminent threat requiring action before congress can consider the issues and make the decision. >> democratic house member elliott angle of new york says it is...
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. >> brown: you were with constituents in texas the last couple of days. >> i was. >> brown: what are you hearing is it are you hearing concern? >> absolutely. yesterday i had two town hall meetings. the top two questions were, "why does syria matter to us?" and "how can we trust the president?" now, i represent a different area that eliot does. but the point is, this is the time to be the president of all the people, and convince all of the people that this is in our national interest. and so far, he hasn't done that? >> brown: eliot engel, has the administration explained its position adequately. that seems to be one of the issues here. >> well, i don't disagree with mac. i think the president has to come before the american people. people. i think what we saw secretary kerry do today was the start of that. i think the president, if he acts-- and i believe he will-- will explain what he's doing to the american people. i think this will be limited in scope, and it will be done to show assad that the gassing of his own people is not acceptable. this is a war crime. those pictures of t
. >> brown: you were with constituents in texas the last couple of days. >> i was. >> brown: what are you hearing is it are you hearing concern? >> absolutely. yesterday i had two town hall meetings. the top two questions were, "why does syria matter to us?" and "how can we trust the president?" now, i represent a different area that eliot does. but the point is, this is the time to be the president of all the people, and convince all of the people...
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host: william in texas, democrat line. caller: good morning to you and your guests, two. -- guest, too. i have a question for you, pedro. is c-span an acronym for something yo? host: cable satellite public affairs network. caller: ok. i never got that figured out. host: why don't you ask your question? caller: you do this to me every time, pedro. we know what we're doing here in terms of our talking here, what we are doing here is very closely, you know, consciously saying that assad is using these chemical weapons in their international "norms." is it against international law to use chemical weapons? guest: yes. there is a chemical weapons treaty that most countries have signed, including iran, it is against the all -- it is against the international law. the countries hesitate to do something about it. i guess there is a disconnect, if that is the right word. guest: look, practically speaking, there is not that many countries with military capabilities to do something about it. basically the united states, france, brita
host: william in texas, democrat line. caller: good morning to you and your guests, two. -- guest, too. i have a question for you, pedro. is c-span an acronym for something yo? host: cable satellite public affairs network. caller: ok. i never got that figured out. host: why don't you ask your question? caller: you do this to me every time, pedro. we know what we're doing here in terms of our talking here, what we are doing here is very closely, you know, consciously saying that assad is using...
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>> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. >> i cannot hear you. >> what are you planning to making an issue of in texas? why focus on texas? what specifically do you think needs to be made there? >> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. i also think that there needs to be more union people in the state of texas. we are going to give that a try. we think that people in texas, with the wages and the conditions they face, they are anxious. we have not given them the proper attention that it deserves. we will be giving it attention in the future. we are very dismayed there is only one state in the nation that doesn't have a fire code. only one state in the nation that prohibits its counties from having a fire code. that will be texas. that is troubling for workers. my background is in health and safety. my first job was chairman of the health and safety committee. th
>> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. >> i cannot hear you. >> what are you planning to making an issue of in texas? why focus on texas? what specifically do you think needs to be made there? >> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. i also think that there needs to be more union...
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joining us on the phone right now from austin, texas is the presidential historian doug brinkley. he's looking ahead, doug. i suspect to his legacy. he didn't have to ask congress for authorization, but he decided last night to do it and now he has done that. what do you think? >> well, that's correct, and president obama now has quite a sales job to do here. i mean, it's not just a matter of convincing some republicans to go along with him, but liberals in congress are right now saying, as you had charles rangel on, they're not for this, and he's going to have to convince the black caucus to go along with him. he's going to have to get environmental democrats that are worrying about blowing up oil fields, for example, in syria on its side. so you saw the prosecution of assad starting yesterday with secretary of state kerry. i thought the president used strong words today, but it would really have to be a campaign here over the next ten days where he's got to pull every ace up his sleeve and try to get as many votes as he can. it's going to be a very historic vote. >> it certainly
joining us on the phone right now from austin, texas is the presidential historian doug brinkley. he's looking ahead, doug. i suspect to his legacy. he didn't have to ask congress for authorization, but he decided last night to do it and now he has done that. what do you think? >> well, that's correct, and president obama now has quite a sales job to do here. i mean, it's not just a matter of convincing some republicans to go along with him, but liberals in congress are right now saying,...
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johnny manziel suspended for the first half of today's texas a&m opener. he committed an inadvertent violation. vegas, they still like the augies even though he will just play in the second half. a 28-point favorite over rice. alabama arrived in atlanta friday with quarterback a.j. mccarron wearing a walking boot reportedly for an ingrown toenail. no fear, tide fans. still expected to play tonight against virginia tech. he's one of the best in the country tied guided tide to a 25-2 record the last two years winning back-to-back national titles. mccarron won't like this, hook 'em horns. may be the top ranked football team in the polls but the social networking site has compiled county by county data. the longhorns received the most likes. find your school on bleacher report.com. >>> trending on bleacher report.com, time for some bathroom jokes. literally. behind door number one you will find a pitcher stuck in the dugout bathroom. we're going to bring in the crowbar and finally tampa bay rays reliever fernando rodney gets out and with 24 of your closest fri
johnny manziel suspended for the first half of today's texas a&m opener. he committed an inadvertent violation. vegas, they still like the augies even though he will just play in the second half. a 28-point favorite over rice. alabama arrived in atlanta friday with quarterback a.j. mccarron wearing a walking boot reportedly for an ingrown toenail. no fear, tide fans. still expected to play tonight against virginia tech. he's one of the best in the country tied guided tide to a 25-2 record...
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louie gohmert congressman from texas. thank you. >> thank you, tucker. >> tucker: stopping stop and frisk not so fast. keeping policy alive will it be enough. fair and balanced debate coming up. this is really thinking outside the bun. man underneath that hot dog will reveal his identity next. al seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your price" tool? i guess you can tell them how much you want to pay and it gives you a range of options to choose from. huh? i'm looking at it right now. oh, yeah? yeah. what's the... guest room situation? the "name your price" tool, making the world a little more progressive. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know
louie gohmert congressman from texas. thank you. >> thank you, tucker. >> tucker: stopping stop and frisk not so fast. keeping policy alive will it be enough. fair and balanced debate coming up. this is really thinking outside the bun. man underneath that hot dog will reveal his identity next. al seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on...
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and some like texas republican ?ot ted cruise says it is about time and the president must make his case. >> i am troubled by the justifications the obama administration has put forth. in my view the force is justified only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. bill nelson supports the president, but, quote, as far as i'm concerned we should strike in syria today. peter king blasted the idea for him to act. he is under minding the future presidents. the president does not need congress to authorize a strike on syria. the chair of the house subcommittee says the president's red line rhetoric means the u.s. must launch strikes. >> we set the standard now that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable so you have to act when somebody uses them. >> they reiterated their call for a coalition saying, quote, it is important the president is speaking support and participation from other countries including arab countries. john mccain and lyndsay graham say they can in good conscience support
and some like texas republican ?ot ted cruise says it is about time and the president must make his case. >> i am troubled by the justifications the obama administration has put forth. in my view the force is justified only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. bill nelson supports the president, but, quote, as far as i'm concerned we should strike in syria today. peter king blasted the idea for him to act. he is under minding the future presidents. the...
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laws and trying to reverse what's happened in texas and looking to north carolina. i think if you look at michelle obama made this comment about hadiya pendleton is me and i was her. this is a young girl shot in chicago earlier this year and michelle obama -- a black woman. and michelle obama personalized it. it's not a huge shift but they are more willing to engage on these kinds of issues about culture, about race, and also about income inequality. obama was this community organizer. that sort of animated his career early on but the first term was very bch the economy and the middle class versus now he sounds much more liberal in terms of talking about the problem of income inequality. he said if we have more income inequality it can hurt race relations in the country, which is a bold statement and something i think he would not have said in 2011. >> is that something do you attribute it to the idea of the first term president who has to run for re-election and is just thinking of playing it a lot safer and the second term president is more emboldened and liberate
laws and trying to reverse what's happened in texas and looking to north carolina. i think if you look at michelle obama made this comment about hadiya pendleton is me and i was her. this is a young girl shot in chicago earlier this year and michelle obama -- a black woman. and michelle obama personalized it. it's not a huge shift but they are more willing to engage on these kinds of issues about culture, about race, and also about income inequality. obama was this community organizer. that...
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all eyes on suspended texas a & m quarterback johnny manziel. the school said the heisman winner from last year did not accept money but still inadvertent lly committed a violation by signing items. payout the nfl owes to more than 4,500 of its former players. now some of the players are saying they got off easy. not only is the money to be spread out to thousands of players over a 20-year period, the agreement almost keeps the nfl from being found guilty in a court. even been approved by a federal judge. they say the culpability needs to be higher than what it currently is. >> they can afford it, feel like they're owed more. maybe they didn't get the better end of that deal. >> to wait that time and spread it out over so many players, the league itself is not being hit that hard financially when you break it down. >> we'll be delving into that more. thank you. >>> a strike on syria could come at any moment. >>> and damascus, one enemy. it's getting ready for another. [ male announcer ] when you have sinus pressure and pain, you feel...squeezed.
all eyes on suspended texas a & m quarterback johnny manziel. the school said the heisman winner from last year did not accept money but still inadvertent lly committed a violation by signing items. payout the nfl owes to more than 4,500 of its former players. now some of the players are saying they got off easy. not only is the money to be spread out to thousands of players over a 20-year period, the agreement almost keeps the nfl from being found guilty in a court. even been approved by a...